Raymond Levasseur. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Gaspe, QC. (Quebec City?). Active mid 20th century.
Raymond Levasseur was a naïve woodcarver known for his painted bird carvings. Levasseur made carvings of birds mounted on metal legs and attached to a Pine base. His work was always painted in glossy oil paints and he used plastic eyes. He signed his work on the bottom of the base with the note: ‘Bas du Fleuve’. He was active from about 1960 through the 1970’s.
A carving of a bird by Raymond Levasseur:
Raymond Levasseur. Gaspe, QC. Carving of a Bird. Green speckled. 1960’s. Signed.
His mark:
Raymond Levasseur. Gaspe, QC. His mark.
